Object oriented image segmentation
Dietrich W. R. Paulus · 1992
Introduction Research and application of image processing at the present state of the art usually require exhaustive use of computer software. Various large programming environments are available for that purpose. These --- like any other large programming systems --- still suffer from what was called the "software crisis " in the sixites. Interdependencies of the parts of the programs are often poorly structured. Consequently, the reuse of existing software is often more difficult than rewriting the required algorithm. One possible cure is the standardization of image processing routines and data structures as currently done by the ISO. Modern software technology aims for high modularity. Data encapsulation offers the mechanism for structuring the interdependencies of software modules. Object oriented programming combines encapsulation with inheritance. Inheritance is a mechanism that allows for the reuse of the code written for the base classes in the derived class in a highl